Where does “törökszegfű” come from?
törökszegfű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian török, from Aromanian turcu, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k.
törökszegfű (Hungarian): sweet william
Ancestry of “törökszegfű”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | török | Turkish; Turk; first-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Aromanian | turcu | Turk |
| 3 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 5 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 6 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 7 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | — |